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Northern Greece Rattled by Kilkis Earthquake

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake rattled Kilkis, an northern Greek industrial city in central Macedonia. The earthquake's epicenter was at the same region where a magnitude 4.3 earthquake had struck just a week earlier (November 10). The earthquake had a...

Earthquake Strikes at Kilkis

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Kilkis, an industrial area in northern Greece at 14:12 (local time) on Thursday. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center, put the quake’s epicenter near Kristoni, 12km northeast of Polykastron. It was at a depth of...

Protesting Farmers Block Customs in Northern Greece

Greek farmers and stock breeders on Thursday blocked with their tractors the customs office of Evzonoi in northern Greece, protesting against the new fiscal measures. From 12 noon until 2 pm, 30-40 tractors had blocked incoming and outgoing traffic on...

Syrian Refugee Hospitalized after Getting Stabbed During Fight at Polykastro Refugee Camp

A Syrian refugee has been hospitalized after being stabbed in the thigh during a quarrel at the Polykastro refugee camp near Thessaloniki. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, when during an argument with a group of migrants - who are thought to...

FYROM Helicopters Fly Over Evzones-Kilkis

Two flights by FYROM military helicopters occurred over Evzones in Kilkis, which entered Athens FIR on Wednesday morning. According to the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, the first flight took place at 9:33 am over Evzones at 7,000 feet and...

Greece Launches Military Exercise Over Migrant Camp

The Greek army launched an unscheduled military exercise Thursday along its border with FYROM and a cluster of islands near Turkey, with fighter jets passing over a tent city in Idomeni near the border. Sources within the Greek army confirmed...

46,207 Refugees and Migrants in Total All Over Greece

The total number of refugees and migrants that are currently in Greece is 46,207 people, according to a summary of the refugee flows that was published by the Ministry of Immigration Policy on Friday morning. Regarding the islands of Eastern...

Alt. Migration Minister: 70,000 Migrants and Refugees Will Be Stuck in Greece in March

Alternate Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas estimated that "about 50,000 to 70,000 refugees and migrants will be trapped in Greece in the next month," while in an interview with Greek TV's Mega channel. Mouzalas said that the government has submitted an...

One Dead, Two Injured After Migrant Fight in Northern Greece

One man was found dead and two were injured after a bloody altercation between migrants, which took place around 2am on Monday, in Kilkis, northern Greece. The man who died and the two injured men were Pakistani nationals. The two...

FYROM Police Force Refugees Back to Greece

The situation at the Greek-FYROM border has gotten out of control as 5,000 migrants and refugees have gathered in the area seeking to enter the country. The FYROM police have clashed with the large crowd and as a result...